Madpirate says goodbye to 2013 with mixed feelings, most of the year howled past like a banshee on speed , whilst other bits dragged themselves uphill through a waterfall of molasses , Madpirate however, has a sneaking suspicion that is normal. And yet is still, surprised that it is Xmas again , how did we get here so fast ? seems like yesterday Madpirate was glugging on the New Years bubbly..

A brief Summary of the Madpirates 2013…

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Moved to neat house in Kirra, 500m from Kirra beach , with a great garden for the Rodent Queen and a shed for the Pirates harebrained schemes

Great November midweek escape to Angourie , where the Pirate lived in luxury and scored great surf… 10/10 This trip made the Pirates year.

Madpirate’s continued success in building his own boards has led to the decision to launch MadPirate SurfToys for BigBoys in 2014.

Another Year navigated in reasonably good health and good cheer , just a few gashes , bruises and a burst eardrum along the way, no biggies luckily..

Madpirate snuck into 2nd place ahead of Peter Buckley and Warren Horwood in the Legends division of the Currumbin Alley Boardriders , Congrats to Eric Pearson on the division win

Madpirate will be a step GranPirate in the new year as his lovely Mo and Len add a fresh Pirateling to the crew.

Burst eardrum – Mapirate got smashed pretty good out at Snapper rocks , falling out the sky to meet the wave-base ear first, with the lip a millisecond behind , never a good combination 🙂

Madpirate Surfvan – engine blew, twice , van currently lined up for a full rebuild, the much abused Piratevan has served long and hard under the Pirates steering arm. And is due for some fitting out once it has completed its engine surgery

Had to move from comfy house in Tugun as landlords moved back in— (see High Points 🙂

The latter part of 2013 has been a total fail as far waves are concerned , months and months of small onshore garbage-burgers , MadPirate is worried his inner grommet is growing up , or worse the flames of stoke are dimming